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Adrian Tchaikovsky
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I've finally made the move to update to a more book-focused site. This one should remain online but please go to http://www.adriantchaikovsky.com for news about new releases and events.
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Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
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2015
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Children of Ruin (Children of Time, #2)
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2019
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Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1)
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Children of Memory (Children of Time, #3)
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2022
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Elder Race
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2021
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Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture, #2)
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2022
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Dogs of War (Dogs of War, #1)
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2017
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Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, #3)
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2023
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Empire in Black and Gold (Shadows of the Apt, #1)
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2008
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Cage of Souls
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2019
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“That is the problem with ignorance. You can never truly know the extent of what you are ignorant about.”
― Children of Time
― Children of Time
“Life is not perfect, individuals will always be flawed, but empathy – the sheer inability to see those around them as anything other than people too – conquers all, in the end.”
― Children of Time
― Children of Time
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“You're not like other Wasps."
"Aren't I?" Aagen smiled, but it was a painful smile. "No doubt you've killed my kinsmen by the score."
"A few," Salma allowed.
"Well, next time you shed my kinden's blood, think on this: we are but men, no less nor more than other men, and we strive and feel joy and fail as men have always done. We live in the darkness that is the birthright of us all, that of hurt and ignorance, only sometimes... sometimes there comes the sun." He let the bowl fall from his fingers to the floor, watching it spin and settle, unbroken.”
― Empire in Black and Gold
"Aren't I?" Aagen smiled, but it was a painful smile. "No doubt you've killed my kinsmen by the score."
"A few," Salma allowed.
"Well, next time you shed my kinden's blood, think on this: we are but men, no less nor more than other men, and we strive and feel joy and fail as men have always done. We live in the darkness that is the birthright of us all, that of hurt and ignorance, only sometimes... sometimes there comes the sun." He let the bowl fall from his fingers to the floor, watching it spin and settle, unbroken.”
― Empire in Black and Gold
“And then it dropped lower, and her eyes caught it in all its pale majesty. It was a moth, no more, no less, but as it circled down towards them she saw that its furry body was larger than that of a horse, its wingspan awesome, each wing as long as six men laid end to end. It had a small head, eyes glittering amongst the glossy fur behind frond-like antennae that extended forward in delicate furls. As it landed, the sweep of its wings extinguished most of their little fires.”
― Empire in Black and Gold
― Empire in Black and Gold
“A bandit, a man-hunter, a lawbreaker, a bow for hire. I never wanted any grand cause. If it looks like I'm fighting tyrants, it's only because the world's so damned full of them that you can't draw a sword without crossing some of their laws. Easy as easy, it is, to become an outlaw.”
― Heirs of the Blade
― Heirs of the Blade
“I was young at Myna, that first time. When had the change come? He had retreated to here, to Collegium, to spin his awkward webs of intrigue and to lecture at the College. Then, years on, the call had come for action. He had gone to that chest in which he stored his youth and found that, like some armour long unworn, it had rusted away.
He tried to tell himself that this was not like the grumbling of any other man who finds the prime of his life behind him. I need my youth and strength now, as never before. A shame that one could no husband time until one needed it. All his thoughts rang hollow. He was past his best and that was the thorn that would not be plucked from his side. He was no different from any tradesman or scholar who, during a life of indolence, pauses partway up the stairs to think, This was not so hard, yesterday.”
― Dragonfly Falling
He tried to tell himself that this was not like the grumbling of any other man who finds the prime of his life behind him. I need my youth and strength now, as never before. A shame that one could no husband time until one needed it. All his thoughts rang hollow. He was past his best and that was the thorn that would not be plucked from his side. He was no different from any tradesman or scholar who, during a life of indolence, pauses partway up the stairs to think, This was not so hard, yesterday.”
― Dragonfly Falling
“Ah, but it is an interesting thing, that these things can so seldom be proved. If I were to perform some piece of, hrmf, magic for you, here in this room, you would claim a thousand ways it could have been done. Indeed, those ways might be exceedingly unlikely, but you would cling to them rather than accept the, mmn, the chance that magic, the eternal inexplicable, might be the true agent, and if you were strong enough in yourself, unafraid, unthreatened, here in your own chambers, well perhaps there would be no magic worked at all. It is a subjective force, you see, whereas the physical laws of the artificers are objective. A gear-train will turn without faith, but magic may not. And so, when your people demand, mmn, proof, there is none, but when you have forgotten and dismissed it, then magic creeps back into the gaps where you do not look for it.”
― Dragonfly Falling
― Dragonfly Falling
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I just ordered my copies from UK Amazon, thanks!
I don't know how it would be with postage etc. or whether you're able to use the UK amazon (.co.uk) but you can get my books from Forbidden Planet in London (http://forbiddenplanet.com/)or from Tor itself.Ruby wrote: "Can you recommend a reliable site where I can buy the UK version of the books not available in the US without spending an arm and a leg?
Thank you for creating a terrific series and keep up the gr..."
Can you recommend a reliable site where I can buy the UK version of the books not available in the US without spending an arm and a leg?Thank you for creating a terrific series and keep up the great work!
Heirs of the Blade is available as a trade paperback in the UK (it was the first). Sea Watch should get a reissue as a larger size paperback, but not the full size trade version.
Derrick wrote: "Thanks.And that explains why Sea Watch is not for sale on their website.
I hope they pick them up..."
To be honest, I would recommend snagging a copy of the UK version (Sea Watch and Heirs) if you can. I can't really go into it, but right now there are issues. If this situation looks like it's going to be resolved I will make it known on the blog as soon as I can.
Derrick wrote: "to get current info about American releases, should I ask you, or email Pyr?"Contacting Pyr is best. At the moment the US rights for Sea Watch and beyond have not been acquired, though.
Thank you so much for being my friend here on Goodreads. I am a huge fan of the spectacular 'Shadows of the Apt' series and continue to read and enjoy your work.
Kind Regards
Lucinda x